This article contains spoilers forHouse of the Dragon, season 2, episode 1, “A Son for a Son.”
Summary
House of the Dragon’s Cheese actor reassures the internet that the dog is perfectly fine. In the season 2 premiere, Daemon Targaryen (Matt Smith) hires two assassins to hunt down Aemond Targaryen (Ewan Mitchell). Cheese is a rat-catcher who works in the Red Keep and was hired because he knew the castle’s layout very well, especially any secret pathways. Just moments before the brutal event, Cheese initially brings a dog with him and Blood and ends up kicking the undeserving canine.
Mark Stobbart, the actor who played Cheese inHouse of the Dragon’sseason 2 premiere,took to Instagram to reassure viewers that the dog wasn’t harmed.Check out his post below:
The post is him holding up the dog, who goes by the name Bobby, as Stobbart pleads with viewers to chill about the canine being kicked. He says that the two of them were best buds and that “no canines were launched in anger,” before joking that rats didn’t receive the same treatment.
Viewers Were Seemingly More Outraged By Bobby Being Kicked Than Jaehaerys’ Death
The Dog Bobby Has His Own Deep Personal Backstory.
Before making his debut in Hollywood, Bobby was a street dog who actually suffered mistreatment and had to survive the streets of Cyprus by begging for food.
While the brutal death of young Jaehaerys, the son of King Aegon II and Queen Halaena, was not as impactful as in the bookFire & Blood, the grimBlood and Cheese eventwas eclipsed by the kicking of Bobby. Viewers took to the internet to express their rage,demanding justice for the dog, and were confused as to why the dog was even brought in the first place.The dog was probably brought because, like Cheese, he knew his way around the Red Keep, but the reason for the kick was inexplicable.
The shaggy but lovable terrier mix’s rags-to-riches story makes his ill-treatment even more undeserving.Bobby has actually appeared on the screen before,starring alongsideEmma Stone in Disney’sCruella.Before making his debut in Hollywood, Bobby was a street dog who actually suffered mistreatment and had to survive the streets of Cyprus by begging for food. He was then rescued and taken into the loving care of Hollywood animal trainer Julie Tottman.
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It’s a wholesome story that pulls the heartstrings and makes Bobby’s brief appearance inHouse of the Dragonmore entertaining, knowing that the dog is acting the whole time. Blood and Cheese actors Sam Wilson and Stobbart joked that they were nothing compared to Bobby in terms of fame. In some ways, they were right, as Bobby’s appearance and mistreatment seem to have garnered even more attention than the death of Jaehaerys.
House of the Dragonseason 2 airs new episodes on Sundays at 9 pm ET on Max.
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House of the Dragon is a 2022 fantasy drama set in the world of Westeros, chronicling the Targaryen dynasty at its height. The story revolves around King Viserys’s controversial decision to name his daughter Rhaenyra as heir to the Iron Throne, sparking tensions and divisions within the realm.
